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Olinda · Suburb / Locality

Language in Olinda

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English remains the dominant language in Olinda, though the proportion of people using other languages at home has risen since 2011. While 88.3% of residents speak only English, a small number of people now use languages such as Mandarin and Tagalog in their daily lives.

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📍 Olinda, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 7.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This is higher than most similar areas, but very few residents struggle with English, with only 0.6% speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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7.1% ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.6% ▲ +226.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Language used at home

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In Olinda, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 88.3% Mandarin 0.8% Tagalog 0.3% Italian 0.2% Hindi 0.2%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Olinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22009/olinda/topic/language